How to Make Cascarones (Confetti Eggs)

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Start a new tradition this year with cascaronesโ€”brightly colored, confetti-filled eggs that are the ultimate DIY Easter and fiesta party favor! These festive eggs add a playful surprise to any celebration.

Colorful confetti filled easter eggs called cascarones in a basket near a ceramic Mexican painted rabbit.

What Are Cascarones?

Cascarones are empty eggshells that have been dyed, filled with paper confetti, and sealed with colorful tissue paper. Their name comes from the Spanish word for shell: “cรกscara.” While they are traditionally used during Easter and fiestas, they bring joy to any gathering!

Yvette Marquez muy bueno Mexican food blogger in an orange dress holding a molcajete.

A Family Tradition

Growing up, coloring eggs, filling them with confetti, and breaking them over each otherโ€™s heads was a cherished Easter tradition. The laughter, the vibrant colors, and the fun of the hunt made the holiday even more special.

Now, we continue this tradition with our own children, watching their creativity shine as they decorate their eggs. Every year, they get more and more inventive!

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Supplies to Make Cascarones

Creating cascarones is easy and fun! Hereโ€™s what youโ€™ll need:

supplies to make cascarones - eggs, scissors tissue paper and glue, and confetti.
  • Glue or a glue stick
  • Empty, hollowed-out eggshells
  • Food coloring or egg dye
  • Confetti (store-bought or homemade)
  • Scissors
  • Small pieces of tissue paper

How to Make Cascarones

tapping on a brown egg to crack a hole on top to make cascarones.
a small hole at the top of an egg and empting out the contents.

Step 1: Crack Eggs. Carefully crack a small hole at the top of each egg.

Step 2: Hollow Out the Eggs. Empty out the contents. Save the eggs for cooking!

rinces cascarones egg shells hollowed ready to dye.
brown egg shell with hole on top being dipped into easter egg dye.

Step 3: Rinse shells. Rinse the shells thoroughly and let them dry completely.

Step 4: Dye the Eggshells. Just like traditional Easter eggs, color your eggs using food dye or egg coloring kits. Let them dry.

Dyed easter egg shell filled with confetti to make cascarones.
Dyed easter egg shell filled with confetti and being glued on top.

Step 5: Fill with Confetti. Gently fill each hollow egg with confetti. You can make your own by cutting up colored paper!

Step 6: Seal with Tissue Paper. Cut small circles of tissue paper. Use glue to secure the tissue paper over the opening. Let dry.

Broken pink easter egg shell filled with confetti.

Step 7: Celebrate! Hide them for an Easter egg hunt or surprise a friend by cracking one over their headโ€”itโ€™s said to bring good luck!

🎥 Watch the video to see how easy it is to make cascarones at home! Watch this video to see how to hollow out egg.

The Meaning Behind Cascarones

Legend has it that if a cascarรณn is cracked over your head, good luck will follow! This tradition is a playful way to bring joy and positivity to your Easter celebration.

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How to Make Cascarones

Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 12
Cascaronesย are brightly colored, confetti filled eggs. Start a new tradition this year and make cascarones, the ultimate DIY Easter and fiesta party favor or decoration.ย 
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Equipment

  • Newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth
  • Scissors

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Prepare the egg decorating work area by covering your table with newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth.
  • Be sure to have plenty of napkins handly for little decorators to dry their hands on or to clean up any spills.
  • With a spoon, gently tap the top of an egg.
  • Remove the bits of shell, peeling away enough to make a small 1/2-inch hole.
  • Empty contents of the egg out into a bowl.
  • Thoroughly rinse the eggshell and shake out excess water. Let the eggshell air dry upside down in an empty egg carton.
  • Dye the eggshells using an egg coloring kit. ย Add a splash of vinegar to the dye for vibrant color.ย 
  • When the eggshells are dry fill with confetti.
  • Once filled, apply glue around the outside of the hole and cover with tissue paper.
  • Make a dozen or more and celebrate Easter by breaking yourย cascarones over your friends' or family members' heads.

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Notes

Brown eggs produce pretty earthy colors, and usually need to sit in the dye a bit longer.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. Michele says:

    I went to San Miguel de Allende, Mรฉxico for a seminar. I stayed two extra days just to explore the sweet town. I was totallly surprised on one of those extra days to walk into a cascarones celebration in the plaza! What a unexpected delight! https://youtu.be/2CgVJV_UOBI?si=7Psyx4HUMmaLZha9

  2. Michele Stapleton says:

    I was totally unaware of the cascarones tradition when I visited San Miguel de Allende, Mexico about six years ago. I woke up one morning and wandered down to the town plaza only to discover cascarones in full play. It was so much fun!ย https://vimeo.com/258734858

  3. Christina Soliz says:

    We would start collecting the egg shells on Ash Wednesday, that would give us enough egg shells for everyone.

  4. emma says:

    nice one yvette

  5. Debbie says:

    My family has been coloring, filling and cracking eggs over our heads for 4 generations! I am 56 yrs old and eggs have been cracked over heads for at least that long…longer. Its so funny to break in new non-Latino members of the family. They think we’re crazy. The hunt is supposed to be for little kids, no teenagers or adults..but those teenagers and adults always manage to grab a few eggs for themselves. My daughters fiance is working on his 3rd year of cascarone hunting. He LOVES it! It took me an entire year to save 9 doz eggs. I started last Easter, a yr ago, and finally hit my goal of 10 doz eggs.

  6. Smiley face:) says:

    Making these for the fourth of july–why keep such a fun, special tradition to just one holiday? The eggs will be red, white, and blue! Thanks for the idea!

  7. Zita says:

    Fantastic website

  8. Irma says:

    My kids love making cascarones! We actually use streamers, instead of tissue paper. We simply “glue” the streamer strips with plain water. It makes it easier and less of a mess. Love the pictures in your tutorial!

  9. Viva Cascarones says:

    I have fantastic memories of growing up in San Antonio with cascarones. Everyone made them (even if we weren’t Hispanic – our predominantly Anglo elementary school made them too as a craft for kids when I was growing up; I am non-Hispanic black). It was just part of the local flavor and culture of Fiesta, which happens in San Antonio every April. We didn’t make them when we moved to New Mexico. But now we’re in DC and attempt to make them every year. It’s a reminder of “home.” ๐Ÿ™‚

  10. Yvonne Marquez says:

    Loved the story and the pictures! How wonderful to see that people still keep up the tradition. Yes, its work but so worth it! We are orginally from Brownsville, Texas and then moved to Wisconsin! Its crazy cold and not too many Easter egg hunts in the snow. Mami instisted we still carry the tradition. Now with my own family we still make them every year!
    Thank you!